Adrifter I: Jonah

1-Running, Not Running to,  Running Away.

Wanted for some greater purpose
that feels thrust upon me
I do not want this, I do not want you
Leave me alone

I do not want to run to you
I will live my own life
On my own
I awake from a dream
"Throw him overboard, Throw him overboard!"

I run to the shore
Leaving all I know behind
I will find a new life
Somewhere beyond the shore, 
somewhere 
in the sea

2-Sitting by the Sea ( How Many Miles?)
How many heartaches till I find her?
 
some sick joke played by the fates.
there's a greater purpose here.
or at least I need to think so.

we'll converse about what could be someday
but sometimes.... sometimes...
sometimes, I wonder though.

How many miles from one heart to another?
How many feet from soul to soul?
the distance is just too far

stare at the ocean
wait as the tide covers me
wondering about what could be
dragged out to sea
I just hope one day
I'll wash ashore, somewhere
somewhere closer to you.

3-This Silent Ocean, This Brilliant Sunlight
Drowning in this sea
Invisible hand shoving my head under water
every time I try to catch a breath,
legs kicking
attempting to tread water
treading water, this cold water
lungs fill with water, begin to drown.
I cant see your face
I cant even see my limbs for the darkness of the ocean
content now with where I am.
I sleep, knowing that soon,
I will see the face of my maker
I will rejoice,
I was cold, but now am warm
Was drowning, but now have breath

In this sunlight, this brilliant sunlight.

*(interlude) Not Now 
your time to join me is not now

*the Adrifter coughs and gasps for air*

4-Adrifter
These waves, my only companion
for days

choking on my own tongue
salt water is all i have to drink
sun scorching my skin
this driftwood i cling to
is all that is keeping me afloat

I once thought my journey done
G-d had something for me yet

nothing but waves
for miles around me
clinging to hope of land 
these waters are large
and I am quite small.
tossed about in this ocean
the clouds darken
My companions take on an evil tone


5-The Storm, One for the Ages.
Dear G-d this storm is raging
keep me safe
I wasn't rescued from the depths 
only to die in this maelstrom

I have no idea how to save myself from this

knocked back and forth
back and forth
flying, then drowning
where is the eye of this storm?

Sweet reprieve, now gone
I cling only to You.

6-Purpose, Planning. Brought from The Sea, Into New Life.
to the city you must go
Run! Run Quickly !
I now have purpose, 
planning to be done, but there is purpose.
Sprinting for the city.
unstoppable
For I was thrown into the sea by my own doing
but now I was brought from from the deep
by The Hand Of G-d
Though there be boulders before me
I shall not fear.
If this what real life feels like
I want more.